Firefighters guide a hose through the front window of a house In Huber Ridge that was heavily damaged by fire requiring assistance for Westerville by four other departments. My Final Photo for March 31, 2023.
Volunteers and Otterbein University students clear invasive honeysuckle plants growing along the shoreline above and below the low-head dam in Alum Creek in Westerville. My Final Photo for March 30, 2023.
A worker checks alignment on one of the last sections of flooring installed in the stage in Cowan Hall at Otterbein University completing repairs to the water-damaged structure before it gets a final coat of paint. My Final Photo for March 29, 2023.
A young fisherman's bicycle lies in the grass near the Alum Creek dam where he and a friend dropped their bikes, donned wading boots, and traveled into the waters of the dam for an afternoon of testing their skill and luck in the high waters of the creek. My Final Photo for March 27, 2023.
A turkey vulture sits in the open window at the top of the barn at the Braun Farm joining several more of the birds roosting atop the structure. My Final Photo for March 27, 2023.
A landlocked pair of anglers watch their waterborne partners navigate the waters of Hoover Reservoir on a war, brightly lit spring Sunday. My Final Photo for March 26, 2023.
A man pauses walking the steps at Hoover Dam to study the heavy flow of water over the spillway after heavy rain fell on the already-soaked ground and waterways raising the level of the reservoir. My Final Photo for March 25, 2023.
Newly arrived demolition equipment sits about equidistance from the barn and farmhouse at the Braun Farm as work progresses to demolish the two structures. My Final Photo for March 24, 2023.
A Fender Stratocaster Player Plus guitar gets a tuneup and fret adjustment on the front counter of Music & Aerts in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for March 23, 2023.
A painter retrieves his roller from a paint tray as he paints 25-foot-tall walls in the stairway leading to the offices for Family Room Coffee & Bake Shop being built in a section of the old MCL cafeteria on South Otterbein. My Final Photo for March 22, 2023.
A man rakes leaves and debris from a fallen tree into a burning pile in the backyard of his home that borders Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for March 21, 2023.
A magnet fisherman tosses his best magnet into Hoover Reservoir from the concrete jetty at the Walnut Street boat ramp only to have it and a second magnet get caught on rocks forcing him to cut the ropes leaving the magnets until the water level is lower for retrieval. My Final Photo for March 20, 2023.
The Otterbein soccer team is a blur as they run through drills at the start of practice with temperatures near freezing. My Final Photo for March 19, 2023.
A pair of dogs and their walker wear warm coats as they take a fast stroll into the wind and snow flurries in Uptown Westerville Saturday afternoon. My Final Photo for March 28, 2023.
A family wearing St. Patrick green plays a card game after ordering their fish meal at the St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church's Lenten Friday fish fry. My Final Photo for March 17, 2023. - https://bit.ly/42jjZy2
Mother and her children pose in front of a 2023 lighted display before Westerville's annual State of the City presentation. My Final Photo for March 16, 2023.
Very little of the Clearwater Pools buildings remain as the demolition crew nears the completion of removing the closed business at 3C Highway and Emrick Road in Blendon Township. My Final Photo for March 15, 2023.
The morning sun casts a bright sharp light over an antique sickle mower sitting at the edge of a snowy garden and field at the Yarnell Farm on Africa Road. My Final Photo for March 14, 2023. - https://bit.ly/3yAn9jr
Technicians replace parking sensors in the city hall parking lot as the city upgrades the original almost two-year-old trial version of the system with longer-lasting sensors to feed information to an app detailing open parking spots in Uptown. My Final Photo for March 13, 2023.
Steps in the morning snow lead to the Mary statue at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church before the first Sunday Mass. My Final Photo for March 12, 2023.
A quintet of fishermen tries both luck and skill as they fish for Muskie in flow below the Alum Creek Park low-head dam. My Final Photo for March 11, 2023.
Seedlings at Hoover Gardens are sprayed as one of the first steps to get the newly planted spring flowers ready for sale when the days get longer and the weather gets warmer. My Final Photo for March 10, 2023.
Westerville Crew athletes practice with one hand behind their back as they begin spring season training for summer competitions. My Final Photo for March 9, 2023.
Generations dancers rest their tap-shoed toes as they wait their turn to have their photos made during the dance studio's annual photo week where all the dancers are photographed for each of the disciplines they learn. My Final Photo for March 8, 2023.
A contractor checks lighting in one of the fountain sprayers he installed in the pond in front of the Westerville Community Center on Cleveland Ave. as the city park system prepares itself for Spring. My Final Photo for March 7, 2023.
Rubble remains after a demolition crew tore down a barn on land being developed on North West Street for townhomes. My Final Photo for March 6, 2023.
Terry Tuller poses with the crabapple tree stump burning in his front yard in an effort to complete the task of removing the tree that recently died and was cut down. My Final Photo for March 5, 2023.
The 1882 marker at the Braun Farm sits in a temporary location removed from where it was in danger of damage by trucks and equipment used to demolish the house and barn. My Final Photo for March 4, 2023.
Steve Herminghausen walks across partially flooded East Walnut Street and into his driveway after retrieving his mail following a day of heavy rain. My Final Photo for March 3, 2023.
Dave Talbott waters his flowers near the end of the workday knowing that he will be taking them inside soon to protect them from the normal winter weather that is forecast to soon be near freezing and windy. My Final Photo for March 2, 2023.
An operator fills the hole where the septic tank once stood beside the farmhouse at the Braun Farm as the action progresses on demolishing the house and barn. My Final Photo for March 1, 2023. - https://bit.ly/3y1R0AK
